2020 in Free Software Trends and Events in Free Software in 2020
Jan 06, 2021Among other noteworthy trends in 2020, producing free and secure video conferencing software has become a higher priority in the past year.
more »Wayland and New App Menu Coming to KDE
Jan 04, 2021The 2021 roadmap for the KDE desktop environment includes some exciting features and improvements.
more »Deepin 20.1 has Arrived
Jan 01, 2021Debian-based Deepin 20.1 has been released with some interesting new features.
more »CloudLinux Commits Over 1 Million Dollars to CentOS Replacement
Dec 21, 2020An open source, drop-in replacement for CentOS is on its way.
more »Linux Mint 20.1 Beta has Been Released
Dec 17, 2020The first beta of Linux Mint, Ulyssa, is now available for downloading.
more »Manjaro Linux 20.2 has Been Unleashed
Dec 07, 2020The latest iteration of Manjaro Linux has been released with a few interesting new features.
more »Linux Mint Unveils New Packages
Nov 05, 2020The Linux Mint team has announced it'll bring an official Chromium package to the distribution
more »Pop!_OS 20.10 Now Supports DEB822 Format
Oct 26, 2020The Linux distribution from System 76 has converted over to the friendlier apt format.
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Plasma Ends LTS Releases
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Arch Linux Available for Windows Subsystem for Linux
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System76 Releases COSMIC Alpha 7
With scores of bug fixes and a really cool workspaces feature, COSMIC is looking to soon migrate from alpha to beta.
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OpenMandriva Lx 6.0 Available for Installation
The latest release of OpenMandriva has arrived with a new kernel, an updated Plasma desktop, and a server edition.
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TrueNAS 25.04 Arrives with Thousands of Changes
One of the most popular Linux-based NAS solutions has rolled out the latest edition, based on Ubuntu 25.04.
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Fedora 42 Available with Two New Spins
The latest release from the Fedora Project includes the usual updates, a new kernel, an official KDE Plasma spin, and a new System76 spin.
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So Long, ArcoLinux
The ArcoLinux distribution is the latest Linux distribution to shut down.
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Asahi Linux Runs into Issues with M4 Support
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Plasma 6.3.4 Now Available
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